Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs
Economy
The Socialist Campaign Group, officially the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs and also known as the Campaign Group, is a left-wing, democratic socialist groupi
Otlile Mabuse
Television personality
Otlile "Oti" Mabuseis a South African talent show judge, presenter, dancer and Latin dance champion currently based in the United Kingdom. She is best known for being a professional dancer on the Brit...
Joshua Macalister
British Labour politician
Joshua MacAlisteris a British Labour politician and former teacher who has been Member of Parliament for Whitehaven and Workington since 2024. He has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State f...
Kenneth Macaskill
Scottish politician
Kenneth Wright MacAskillis a Scottish politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for East Lothian from 2019 to 2024. He previously served as Cabinet Secretary for Justice from 2007 to 2014 and was a...
Kirsty Maccoll
British singer-songwriter
Kirsty Anna MacCollwas a British singer-songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl. She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears...
Hamish Macdonald
Australian broadcast journalist
Hamish Macdonaldis an Australian broadcast journalist and news presenter. As of 2023 he is a presenter on the TV panel show The Project on Network 10, and on ABC Radio National's RN Breakfast. From Fe...
Brooks Macdonald
Audit and Consulting
Brooks Macdonald is a trading name of Brooks Macdonald Group plc used by various companies in the Brooks Macdonald group of companies. Brooks Macdonald, through its various subsidiaries, provides
David Macfadyen
English actor
David Matthew Macfadyenis an English actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained prominence for his role as Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice (2005). He gained wider rec...
Shane Macgowan
Irish musician
Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowanwas an Irish musician best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter of Celtic punk band the Pogues. MacGowan's songs were influenced by Irish history, Irish nationalism,...
Stuart Machin
Chief Executive Officer of Marks & Spencer
Stuart Machinis a British business executive and the Chief Executive (CEO) of Marks & Spencer. He became CEO on 25 May 2022 when Steve Rowe stood down after six years. Machin is responsible for day-to...
George Mackay
English actor
George Andrew J. MacKayis an English actor. He began his career as a child actor in Peter Pan (2003). He had starring roles in the British war drama Private Peaceful (2012), the romantic film How I Li...
Nick Mackenzie
Chief executive
Nick Mackenziejoined Greene King in May 2019 from Merlin Entertainments plc where he spent 17 years, most recently managing director of Midway Attractions, the largest division within the group. Nick ...
Bella Maclean
Actress
Bella Macleanis British/American actress. Productions at Guildhall Anne in Caught Between (written and dir. Bella Maclean)Morven in Gut (dir. Kate Budgen)Isla in Provok’d – A Restoration (dir. Jamie B...
Rachel Helen Maclean
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding
Rachel Helen Maclean(née Cooke; born 3 October 1965) is a Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Redditch in Worcestershire since 2017. Maclean served as Parliamentary...
Declan (Elvis Costello) Macmanus
English singer-songwriter and record producer
Declan Patrick MacManus, known professionally asElvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including Grammy Awards in 1999 and 2020,...
Patrick (Elvis Costello) Macmanus
English singer
Declan Patrick MacManus, better known by his stage nameElvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author and television host. According to Rolling Stone, Costello "reinvigorate...
Wade Macneil
Canadian musician
Wade MacNeilis a Canadian musician best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He is also the vocalist of the hardcore punk band Gallows, and the voca...
Pantheon Macroeconomics
Audit and Consulting
Pantheon Macroeconomics is an economic research consultancy founded by Wall Street Journal Economic Survey 2014 US forecaster of the year, Ian Shepherdson. The firm is located in&n
Emmanuel Macron
President of France
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macronis a French politician serving as President of France since 2017. Ex officio, he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Earlier, Macron served as the Ministe...
James Maddison
English professional footballer
James Daniel Maddisonis an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team. Maddison began his career with ...